Costa Rica packs quite a punch when it comes to sheer beauty and great outdoor activities. You'll fill your days hiking, paddling, cycling and snorkeling your way around some of the most off-the-beaten-track parts of this Central America country.

Bike ride on the flanks of the Arenal Volcano, kayak into the remote creeks and lagoons of Tortuguero National Park, and a go whitewater rafting on the Pacuare River (Class III-IV).

You like your coffee strong and your holidays active, and that's why you're in Costa Rica careening your bike along volcano trails and dodging river rocks in a whitewater raft on a two-week adrenaline rush.

From colonial cities to cloud forest, coral islands to smoking volcanoes: the best of Central America by bike

Central America's narrow isthmus lends itself perfectly to exploration on two wheels. Starting in the graceful colonial city of Granada and...

An adventure high on the wish list of active adventurers keen to take on the challenge of traversing Costa Rica under their own steam. Our crossing takes us on bike, foot, raft and kayak across this spectacular natural wilderness through farmlands,...